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Oracle Releases Java 21 and Extends Support Roadmap

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle CloudWorld -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 21, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 21 (Oracle JDK 21) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including platform enhancements that will help developers increase productivity and drive innovation and growth across their organizations. Oracle is showcasing the latest capabilities in Java 21 at Oracle CloudWorld, which takes place this week (September 18-21) in Las Vegas, NV and online at oracle.com/cloudworld. 

Key Points: 
  • Oracle will offer long term support for Java 21 for at least eight years.
  • Based on customer feedback and use in the Java ecosystem, Oracle has also announced that long term support for Java 11 has been extended through at least January 2032, providing at least eight more years of support and updates from Oracle.
  • The Java 21 release is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via OpenJDK and the Java Community Process (JCP).
  • For more details on the features in Java 21, please read the Java 21 technical blog post .

Oracle Releases Java 20

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 20, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 20 (Oracle JDK 20) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including platform enhancements that will help developers improve productivity and drive innovation and growth across their organizations. Oracle is showcasing the latest capabilities in Java 20 during the Java Developer Day that takes place today at the Oracle DevLive Level Up event, which runs March 20-23 at Redwood Shores, CA and online.

Key Points: 
  • Java 20 (Oracle JDK 20) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including platform enhancements that will help developers improve productivity and drive innovation and growth across their organizations.
  • Oracle is showcasing the latest capabilities in Java 20 during the Java Developer Day that takes place today at the Oracle DevLive Level Up event, which runs March 20-23 at Redwood Shores, CA and online.
  • The Java 20 release is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via OpenJDK and the Java Community Process (JCP).
  • In addition to the new enhancements, Java 20 is supported by Java Management Service – an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) native service – which provides a single pane of glass to help organizations manage Java runtimes and applications on-premises or on any cloud.

Oracle Releases Java 19

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 19, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 19 (Oracle JDK 19) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including enhancements to the platform that will help developers improve productivity and drive business-wide innovation. Oracle will showcase the latest capabilities in Java 19 at JavaOne 2022, taking place October 17-20 in Las Vegas, and via a keynote broadcast airing on dev.java/ at 9:00 a.m. PT on Tuesday, September 20.

Key Points: 
  • Java 19 (Oracle JDK 19) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including enhancements to the platform that will help developers improve productivity and drive business-wide innovation.
  • "The powerful new enhancements in Java 19 are a testament to the monumental work across the global Java community."
  • The Java 19 release is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Project and the Java Community Process (JCP).
  • In addition to new enhancements, Java 19 is supported by Java Management Service an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) native service that provides a single pane of glass to help organizations manage Java runtimes and applications on-premises or on any cloud.

Oracle Announces Java 18

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced the availability of Java 18, the latest version of the world's number one programming language and development platform. Java 18 (Oracle JDK 18) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including nine enhancements to the platform that will further improve developer productivity.

Key Points: 
  • Java 18 (Oracle JDK 18) delivers thousands of performance, stability, and security improvements, including nine enhancements to the platform that will further improve developer productivity.
  • "The release of Java 18 demonstrates Oracle's continued commitment to provide enterprises and developers faster access to enhancements with the six-month feature release cadence," said Georges Saab, Vice President of Development, Java Platform Group, Oracle.
  • Oracle recently introduced Java Management Service (JMS), a new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) native service to help manage Java runtimes and applications on-premises or on any cloud.
  • Java 18 is the latest release under Java's six-month release cadence and is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Project and the Java Community Process (JCP).

Oracle Releases Java 17

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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Java 17 is the latest long-term support (LTS)release under Java's six-month release cadence and is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Community and the Java Community Process (JCP).

Key Points: 
  • Java 17 is the latest long-term support (LTS)release under Java's six-month release cadence and is the result of extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and other members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Community and the Java Community Process (JCP).
  • Oracle will also continue providing Oracle OpenJDK releases under the open-source General Public License (GPL), as it has since 2017.
  • Backed by the Oracle LTS and Java SE Subscription, customers can migrate to Java 17 at the pace that best meets their needs.
  • To accelerate Java adoption in the cloud, Oracle recently introduced the Oracle Java Management Service , a new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)-native service to help organizations manage Java runtimes and applications on-premises or on any cloud.

Oracle Announces Java 15

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced the general availability of Java 15 (Oracle JDK 15).

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced the general availability of Java 15 (Oracle JDK 15).
  • Oracle delivered Java 15 on time on the six-month Java release cadence first established with Java 10 in 2018.
  • The Java 15 release is the result of industry-wide development involving open review, weekly builds and extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and members of the worldwide Java developer community via the OpenJDK Community and the Java Community Process.
  • In the Java Turns 25 Omdia research report, chief analyst Bradley Shimmin states, "The success of Java and Oracle are both inexorably intertwined, as Oracle has rewritten a great deal of its internal software in Java and made Java a key component of Oracle Database and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Oracle Announces Java 14

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced the general availability of Java 14 (Oracle JDK 14) .

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Oracle today announced the general availability of Java 14 (Oracle JDK 14) .
  • "Java 14 is further validation of the benefits of the six-month release cadence, giving developers access to features that they would otherwise be waiting years to get their hands on," said Georges Saab, vice president of development, Java Platform, Oracle.
  • The Java 14 release is the result of industry-wide development involving open review, weekly builds, and extensive collaboration between Oracle engineers and members of the worldwide Java developer communityvia the OpenJDK Community and the Java Community Process.
  • The new features delivered in Java 14 include:
    JEP 305: Pattern Matching for instanceof (Preview) This preview feature enhances Java with pattern matching for the instanceof operator.

Oracle Keeps Driving Developer Productivity with New Java Release

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Monday, September 16, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle announced today the general availability of Java SE 13 (JDK 13).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle announced today the general availability of Java SE 13 (JDK 13).
  • This release demonstrates Oracle's continued commitment to accelerate innovation amongst enterprises and the developer community by its predictable release of enhancements as part of the six-month Feature Release cadence.
  • With binaries targeted for availability starting September 17, 2019, Oracle JDK 13 increases developer productivity by improving the performance, stability and security of the Java SE Platform and the JDK.
  • Oracle plans to deliver a minimum of two updates to this release per the Oracle CPU schedule before being followed by Oracle JDK 14, planned for March 2020.